It is when you're working the few meagre hours the Census Bureau feels like throwing your way for $15.00 an hour - it's an ostentacious use of $0.20 LEDs in a wildly impractical way to show off what little wealth I have.Stark wrote:'Blinging out' generally refers to the ostentatious use of precious metals to demonstrate wealth.
A few 20c LEDs in shit-bearing fans is hardly appropriate.
Man, all my uncle's best stories start with "don't ever do this," too.Flagg wrote:I bought an Alienware with all the lights and cool case and shit like that. It's awesome. Don't do it.
Well, that, or "Alcohol was involved." Or both. Does the story of your Alienware involve alcohol?
The Rosewill Wind Knight isn't exactly attractive, but it's not fugly. Besides, just because the fan is an LED doesn't mean it's not fairly quiet.phongn wrote:You are destroying your hearing. If you must make it look fancy, buy an attractive case.ShadowDragon8685 wrote:That, and fans are easy to replace if they get annoying, but I have a lot of tolerance for white noise in my area.
How good are they - and how expensive? I'll be having plenty of empty bays in this beast.Starglider wrote:Personally I prefer water cooling, which is completely silent when done correctly. To this end I have four separate Zalman Reserators, although only two are in use at the moment (pending future purchase of a AMD Bulldozer + 4 x ATI 6970 workstation). These days there are plenty of factory sealed water cooling kits with a radiator that goes in one or more 5.25 bays, for people who aren't confident about cutting tubing and sealing against leaks.